The show began as a battle of the sexes between teams made up of audience and celebrity panelists, who would be asked questions which involved such topics as guessing names from the news, to identifying film clips.
By June 1952, the program had become a typical musical variety show. Jack Gould, media critic for The New York Times, wrote, "for the most part the change is for the better."[1] He explained that the quiz format had been "somewhat labored", whereas the variety format "is produced with a high degree of skill and moves along quickly."[1]
Broadcasting historyEdit
Celebrity Time began as The Eyes Have It on CBS primetime, airing every Saturday and Sunday from November 20, 1948 to March 13, 1949. The show's title changed to Stop, Look, and Listen when Paul Gallico took over as host on November 28, then to Riddle Me This when Conrad Nagel took over the show on December 12; while Nagel hosted through 1952, the title was left behind after March 1949.[2]
The show ran on ABC from April 3, 1949, until March 26, 1950, and on CBS from April 2, 1950, until September 21, 1952.[3] The sponsor was B. F. Goodrich. It was replaced by The Web.[4]
September 25, 1948 (1948-09-25) – June 19, 1949 (1949-06-19)
The Eyes Have It holds one footnote in television history – it is the only game show to debut as two unrelated programs with different formats, networks, producers, and hosts on the same day.
On November 20, 1948 another show with the same name began on NBC with Ralph McNair as host; NBC's Eyes had actually come first, having been a local show on Washington, D.C. affiliate WNBW since September 25. This version ran until January 27, 1949, with a Sunday-afternoon version running from March 13 (the same day CBS' version, now Riddle Me This, ended) to June 19.
Episode statusEdit
The series (including the unrelated NBC version) is believed to have been destroyed due to network practices. No episodes are known to exist under any of the program's five distinct names.[citation needed]
In 2016, a 16mm kinescope was discovered by a film archivist that contained lost footage from two live CBS television shows. In addition to a nearly complete broadcast of What's My Line?, the reel of film also featured the final six minutes of Celebrity Time.[8] Both shows were broadcast on October 1. 1950. Conrad Nagel and Kitty Carlisle were among the celebrities seen from the B F Goodrich sponsored program.
ReferencesEdit
^ abGould, Jack (June 20, 1952). "Radio and Television: ' My Little Margie' Replaces 'Lucy' for Summer -- 'Celebrity Time' Alters Its Format". The New York Times. p. 33. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 168–169. ISBN0-345-42923-0.
^ abMcNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 152. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
^ ab"This Week -- Network Debuts, Highlights, Changes". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 21, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^"Celebrity Time". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 31, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^"Celebrity Time". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. December 25, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^"Debuts and Futures". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. March 4, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^"Fragment of Celebrity Time Episode with Kyle MacDonnell Recovered". Television Obscurities. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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Celebrity Time also known as The Eyes Have It was an American game and audience participation television series that was broadcast on ABC in 1949 1950 and on CBS in 1950 1952 The original host was Douglas Edwards citation needed Celebrity TimeAlso known asThe Eyes Have It original title Stop Look and Listen Riddle Me This Goodrich Celebrity TimeGenreGame showPresented byDouglas Edwards 1948 Paul Gallico 1948 Conrad Nagel 1948 1952 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time25 minutesProduction companyWorld VideoReleaseOriginal networkCBS 1948 1949 1950 1952 ABC 1949 1950 Original releaseNovember 20 1948 1948 11 20 September 21 1952 1952 09 21 Contents 1 Rules 2 Broadcasting history 2 1 Panelists 2 2 Name changes 3 NBC version 4 Episode status 5 References 6 External linksRules EditThe show began as a battle of the sexes between teams made up of audience and celebrity panelists who would be asked questions which involved such topics as guessing names from the news to identifying film clips By June 1952 the program had become a typical musical variety show Jack Gould media critic for The New York Times wrote for the most part the change is for the better 1 He explained that the quiz format had been somewhat labored whereas the variety format is produced with a high degree of skill and moves along quickly 1 Broadcasting history EditCelebrity Time began as The Eyes Have It on CBS primetime airing every Saturday and Sunday from November 20 1948 to March 13 1949 The show s title changed to Stop Look and Listen when Paul Gallico took over as host on November 28 then to Riddle Me This when Conrad Nagel took over the show on December 12 while Nagel hosted through 1952 the title was left behind after March 1949 2 The show ran on ABC from April 3 1949 until March 26 1950 and on CBS from April 2 1950 until September 21 1952 3 The sponsor was B F Goodrich It was replaced by The Web 4 Singer Betty Ann Grove and dancer Jonathan Lucas were regulars on Celebrity Time The program was produced by Richard Levine and directed by Rai Purdy George Axelrod was the writer 4 Panelists Edit Panelists included at various times Shirley Booth Gene Lockhart 5 Roland Young 6 Kyle MacDonnell Kitty Carlisle Ilka Chase 3 Sir Thomas Beecham Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom John Daly Peggy Ann Garner Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Herman Hickman Martha Wright Mary McCarty and Jane Wilson Name changes Edit The show had the following names during its run The Eyes Have It November 20 27 1948 citation needed Stop Look and Listen November 28 December 11 1948 citation needed Riddle Me This 7 December 12 1948 March 13 1949 citation needed Goodrich Celebrity Time April 3 1949 Unknown citation needed Celebrity Time Unknown September 21 1952 NBC version EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Celebrity TimeAlso known asThe Eyes Have ItGenreGame showPresented byRalph McNairCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time25 minutesReleaseOriginal networkWNBW September November 1948 NBC November 1948 June 1949 Original releaseSeptember 25 1948 1948 09 25 June 19 1949 1949 06 19 The Eyes Have It holds one footnote in television history it is the only game show to debut as two unrelated programs with different formats networks producers and hosts on the same day On November 20 1948 another show with the same name began on NBC with Ralph McNair as host NBC s Eyes had actually come first having been a local show on Washington D C affiliate WNBW since September 25 This version ran until January 27 1949 with a Sunday afternoon version running from March 13 the same day CBS version now Riddle Me This ended to June 19 Episode status EditThe series including the unrelated NBC version is believed to have been destroyed due to network practices No episodes are known to exist under any of the program s five distinct names citation needed In 2016 a 16mm kinescope was discovered by a film archivist that contained lost footage from two live CBS television shows In addition to a nearly complete broadcast of What s My Line the reel of film also featured the final six minutes of Celebrity Time 8 Both shows were broadcast on October 1 1950 Conrad Nagel and Kitty Carlisle were among the celebrities seen from the B F Goodrich sponsored program References Edit a b Gould Jack June 20 1952 Radio and Television My Little Margie Replaces Lucy for Summer Celebrity Time Alters Its Format The New York Times p 33 Retrieved June 16 2022 Brooks Tim Marsh Earle 1999 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 Present 7th ed New York The Ballentine Publishing Group pp 168 169 ISBN 0 345 42923 0 a b McNeil Alex 1996 Total Television the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present 4th ed New York New York Penguin Books USA Inc p 152 ISBN 0 14 02 4916 8 a b This Week Network Debuts Highlights Changes Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index September 21 1952 p 1 Retrieved May 14 2022 Celebrity Time Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index December 31 1949 p 4 Retrieved May 22 2022 Celebrity Time Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index December 25 1949 p 4 Retrieved May 21 2022 Debuts and Futures Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index March 4 1949 p 1 Retrieved May 13 2023 Fragment of Celebrity Time Episode with Kyle MacDonnell Recovered Television Obscurities 25 January 2016 Retrieved 19 February 2016 External links EditCelebrity Time at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celebrity Time amp oldid 1173628995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
